The IPKat

Of tables and other furniture: AG Szpunar advises CJEU on originality (but also proposes adoption of recognizability test for infringement)

Tuesday Tiddlywinks

An imaginative sign for smart houses qualifies for EU trade mark registration

What is a hoodless hoodie? At least not registerable as a trade mark

UKIPO applies SkyKick in Unite the Union opposition

Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

EUIPO rules in favour of Mercedes-Benz in radiator grille EUTM appeal (R 2316/2024-1)

On the use of GIs as ingredients: the aftertaste of Champagner Sorbet

The plausibility of diagnostic inventions: No data, no patent (T 0589/22)

[Guest Post] Appeals from the IPEC - costs, fairness and submarines

Sunday Surprises

Is it deceptive to use a designer’s name in a trade mark if the designer is no longer with the company?

World IP Day 2025: Feeling the beat of IP!

Piddle Patch vs Oui Oui Patch: From case management to the Marleasing principle

Fordham 32 (Post 2): Judicial Landscape, the UPC and BSH v Electrolux

Fordham 32 (Report 1): Patents in Pharma